Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis thrilled that ‘It’s Showtime’ will air on GMA
“IT’S SHOWTIME” hosts Vhong Navarro and Anne Curtis still can’t believe that they are going down in the history books of Philippine entertainment as the hosts of a noontime show that crossed over to the rival network of ABS-CBN.
Curtis said on Wednesday, March 20, she never imagined this kind of deal happening, and now that it’s signed, it was still a “surreal” feeling for her.
“I mean, the move to GTV alone was already a historical moment. Ito talaga ‘yung, for the longest time, hindi mo maiisip ang ‘ It’s Showtime’ mapupunta sa 12 noon timeslot ng GMA-7 at ngayon na po ‘yon, mangyayari na siya sa April 6,” she said during the contract signing.
Meanwhile, Navarro said he never imagined that they would be the ones next in line in GMA- 7’ s noontime show since it was taken up by then-rival noontime show “Eat Bulaga” for decades.
“Syempre ‘yung noontime [show] na... kung sino nandito noon, ay pinapanood lang namin noon. Malay mo bang... mai- imagine mo bang kami pala ‘yung susunod sa yapak nila? Kaya sobrang grateful na mapabilang kami at makasama kami at makatungtong kami dito sa GMA,” he said.
Meanwhile, both of them said that they are excited to show the “madlang kapuso” everything they have prepared for.
“I think this has always been a strength of ‘Showtime.’ We are a family of being able to reinvent. This is why we’ve been here going on 15 years... All the time maaasahan ng ‘madlang kapuso’ ‘yan,” Curtis said.
“Kumbaga kami, l agi kaming handa. Mga sundalo kami e. ‘ Pag sinabak mo kami
dyan, hindi pupwedeng hindi namin pinaghandaan. So lahat ng gagawin ng ‘It’s Showtime’ family ay talaga namang bonggang- bongga,” Navarro said.
The two networks sealed the partnership held at
the GMA studios, and was attended by top executives and “It’s Showtime” hosts.
Before the partnership, “It’s Showtime” has been airing on GMA- owned GTV (Good Television) since July 2023.